Turkey’s ruling party says won’t change policies on S. CaucasusMarch 11, 2015 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party’s policy over the South Caucasus countries will remain unchanged, following the parliamentary election in the country, Haber7 TV channel reported referring to the party’s pre-election statement, Trend said. “The South Caucasus region is of particular importance for Turkey,” the statement said. “Moreover, the Turkish ruling party intends to actively fight Islamophobia.” The representatives of some 31 political parties will participate in the parliamentary election to be held in Turkey on June 7, 2015. As the statement noted, Turkey stands for the settlement of the conflicts in the South Caucasus, including the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as part of the so-called "territorial integrity of Azerbaijan." In late February, Turkish Foreign Minister reiterated conditions Ankara set forth for normalization of ties with Armenia. As Mevlut Cavusoglu stated in an interview with Sabah, the Karabakh conflict settlement is essential to establish peace in the South Caucasus. "To normalize ties with Ankara, Yerevan must cede Karabakh territories," he said, accusing Armenia of taking no steps towards solving the Karabakh issue.. The Armenian-Turkish Protocols The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |